Chapter 1: Product Overview
INTRODUCTION
The Wireless Access Point is a high-performance access point (AP) that is designed for enterprise and public access applications. Embedded with the Atheros chipset, it boasts network robustness, stability and wider network coverage. Based on 802.11g and 802.11a, the access point supports high- speed data transmission of up to 54Mbps in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency band.
The access point is capable of operating in 7 modes: Access Point, Access Point Client, Point-to-Point, Point-to-Multi Point, Wireless Routing Client, Gateway and Wireless Adapter. Which makes it suitable for a wide variety of wireless applications, including long-distance deployments.
Equipped with an SMA connector for external antenna support, the access point provides a wider coverage for your network. Moreover, its integrated Power over Ethernet (PoE) allows the access point to be used in areas where power outlets are not readily available.
To protect your security and privacy, the access point is armed with many enhanced wireless security features such as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 (with Advanced Encryption Standard encryption) MAC Address Filtering, IEEE 802.1x Authentication and 64/128-bit WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) to ensure privacy for the heterogeneous mix of users within the same wireless network.
The access point also incorporates a unique set of advanced features such as: Wireless Distribution System (WDS) to wirelessly link associated access points together and extend network coverage, Long-Range parameter fine-tuning which provide the access point with the ability to auto-calculate parameters such as slot time, ACK time-out and CTS time-out to achieve a longer range; Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) which provides extra redundancy and the ability to auto-reconfigure when there are changes in the network topology; Pseudo VLAN which enables the creation of wireless isolated nodes or workgroups of wireless clients to enhance security in a public access wireless network; HTTPS which feature additional authentication and encryption; and Telnet which allows remote connection; and SSH which provides a secure host connection.
